史前巨鳄2

　　四个朋友斯科特（布莱恩·哈利塞 Brian Hallisay 饰）、卡特（琦普·帕杜 Kip Pardue 饰）、贾斯汀和迈克相约，离开他们乏味或者控制欲旺盛的女友，结伴前往拉斯维加斯，预备开始一场猎艳消遣之旅。赌场中，两名女郎向四人发出邀请，令他们参与了一处荒僻建筑物中的私密狂野派对，他们玩得好不尽兴，岂料当晚迈克失踪，次日焦急的朋友们通过昨夜女郎留下的地址寻找迈克的下落，结果被卷入了一场猎杀游戏。原来有一支秘密的猎人俱乐部，在赌城中捕获游客，供会员们杀害与赌博。斯科特等人沦为猎物，等待他们的将是无情的残杀，而这几位朋友之中，有一位竟然也是俱乐部会员……

　　Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

　　在摩登的迈阿密，闪闪发亮的摩天大楼成为这个黑色电影惊悚片的背景。某个连环杀手谋杀了多个漂亮的模特，而一个年轻且成功的时尚摄影师被当作最大的嫌疑人。随著越来越多的女性被谋杀，他必须在这场游戏中洗去他的罪名，且努力存活下来。他将揭露这个城市中隐藏在神祕幕后的黑暗秘密。

　　2004年1月8日，一位自称莲美的女性好不容易走到了这个世界上不存在的如月车站的异界站，在网络论坛2ch上发表了自己的经验之谈。在直播中记录恐怖体验的莲美在那之后查无音信（11年也有自称莲美的生存报告，但真伪不明）。担心莲美的留言络绎不绝，还进行了各种各样的考察，被称为现代版神隐。

阿力（古天乐饰）为人精明干练，以开殡仪馆作死人生意为生。同事化妆师阿红（袁洁莹饰）是其工作拍档也是他的心头爱，却因为忙于工作无时间陪她，而被好友Daviv（谢天华饰）撬了墙脚。Daviv生性花心，终对阿红始乱终弃，阿红遂踏上不归路...... 　　另一个年轻化妆师（丁子峻饰）痴迷歌星陈美丽，一日半夜酒醉后遇到偶像，激动之余拍下了宝贵照片。结果第二天早上便听到偶像的死讯...... 　　殡仪馆另三个工作人员（雷宇扬、吴志雄等饰）嗜财如命，骗了一位过世老婆婆（罗兰饰）之女（伍咏薇饰）的钱胡乱做法，结果被老婆婆缠住无法脱身......